<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I wasn't going to go there, but I feel the same way about Wayne Shorter's >playing. > >Okay, we know he can play... but what is he playing? Can this guy play >ANYTHING remotely melodic or beautiful or even intriguing, stimulating,(on Joni's >CDs)instead of this smattering of notes- like the swipe of a paintbrush >at a canvas from 50 feet away?(lol) > >I don't understand. Please explain.
I'll try. It's birdsong. A paintbrush, yes, but on rice paper with ink and water ... only one chance to capture the moment. Very non-Western. And to my ears it's eminently melodic, beautiful, intriguing, and stimulating. -Fred
